A Common evening primrose boldly stands out agains the rocky embankment of Waugochance Point.

Maybe Silverweed cinquefoil. The
fuzzy photo at USDA is consistant with my own fuzzy photo.

Another one I can't pick out without better definition but possibly one of the Euthamia

Finally, Yarrow! We planted a variety in our garden at the last house, based on the assurance it was a native plant and also drought resistant (a must for plants at our abode).

My sister commented that she had the same growing in California and believed it to be native to that region -- and I doubt the specific variety we had was actually native.
However, that conversation led me on a quest to validate its status and confirm its local presence. So, presence confirmed. Status, dubious, listed by the USDA as
native and introduced -- perhaps in part because it reportedly can become problematic if left unattended, forcing out other, more desireable plants. Contrarily, it is also supposed to be beneficial to adjacent plants!
Achillea millefolium is unperturbed by the debate, as it is a
very useful little plant, perhaps even more useful than Verbascum thapsus.
Oh, and speaking of that...
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